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Me and Dwight at my sister's wedding

This is a weird picture because it really tells nothing about this day at all. This was taken on July 16th, 2004. On July 14th my older brother, Tra, went in for a routine colonoscopy and was admitted to teh ICU becasue he had a growth in his colon. On July 15th Tra was diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgey to remove a tumor the size of a lemon. On July 16th my sister, Alyson, was married in one of the happiest and saddest ceremonies ever. We were all super happy for her and Matt and the life they would be starting together and we were all super sad because Tra wasn't there and we didn't know what the future held for him.
I am posting this picture for 2 reasons:
1 - because I think it is a really good picture of me and my husband
2 - because it is a year and a half after the diagnosis and God has carried this family through our greatest trial and He has prevailed. Tra has finished chemo and he and Shelly are expecting their second child. Tra has put on weight and looks amazing, if you didn't know he had cancer you would never guess. God is good.